Moshe Kibel Torah MiSinai 5738, Class One.The idea of Torah being a gift from Hashem to us, so why does it say Moshe Kibel rather than Hakadosh Baruch Hu Nasan?Answer: because only Moshe could get the Torah.He is Chochma and can get and hold the Ohr and Sechel of Torah in its entirety.This is explained…

Mashcheini 5718, Class One.Second Ma’amar in the Hemshech. The last one explained the three steps in lower levels of the Neshama:1) משכני is יציאת מצרים arousing “only” the נפש האלוקית.2) אחריך נרוצה arousing the נפש הבהמית through involvement of the נפש האלוקית with her.3) הבאני המלך חדריו is מתן תורה where the two Neshamos join…

Lihavin Inyan S’firas HaOmer 5718, Class One.This (1st) class on this Ma’amar has a long introduction about the “point” of this Ma’amar, which is: משפיע ומקבל. This is represented by…1) The correction of both the נפש האלוקית and the נפש הבהמית (which are a model of משפיע ומקבל) in ספירת העומר.2) יציאת מצרים is mostly…

Class One.The 49 words from למנצח בנגינות beginning with אלקים until ארץ. 49 is חסד, המשכה. The 42 words of אנא בכח are normally גבורה; העלאה but not here we add separately the ראשי תיבות of the 42 words to have 49 which is again חסד; המשכה; שוב. The 49 letters of the Possuk ישמחו…

3 insights into Sefiras HaOmer. Each is relevant to all of us!

3 insights into Sefiras HaOmer. Each is relevant to all of us!

This classic Rosh Chodesh Maamar is linked specifically to Rosh Chodesh Iyar, Parshas Kidoshim and Sefiras HaOmer. Hashamayim Kisi and its juxtaposition against Parshas Kedoshim. There seems to be contradiction here. The Haftorah discusses our work and the Parsha suggests that all is about Hashem. Is it about G-d or about man? The answer: it…

Sefiras HaOmer, Count!

This Erev Shavuos Ma’amar talks about the three steps of 1) Yetzias Mitzrayim, 2) Sefiras HaOmer, 3) Mattan Torah, and argues that in each of these three there was a Koach Elyon that allowed for this event to happen 1) Nigla Alaihem… 2) MiMuchras HaShabbos, the higher than hishtalshelus Koach for Sfira, 3) the ‘Tmimos’…

Class One. 1) Yetzias Mitzrayim, 2) Sefiras HaOmer and 3) Mattan Torah are compared to 1) Sur MeRa, 2) Asei Tov, 3) Bakeish Shalom. Class Two. 1) The connection between Shabbos and Sefiras HaOmer is understandable in this Ma’amar which makes Sefira into a positive thing: revealing Godliness into the World, Shabbos. 2) Yidden are…